Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Context: Nawab Malik, Maharashtra’s Minister of Minority Development and Skill Development and Nationalist Congress Party leader, was remanded in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for seven days in a money laundering case connected to fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim and his associates. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Money Laundering), GS II: Governance Dimensions of the Article: Prevention […]
Mid-day Meal Scheme
Context: Responding to criticism on not starting mid-day meals despite opening of schools a week ago, the Delhi government said that it has been distributing dry rations instead as only half of the students were attending its schools. For 100% children to get the benefit of mid-day meal, door to door delivery of dry ration […]
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Context: The draconian Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002 has evolved as the Government’s “hatchet” law in recent years, considering the series of raids and arrests of politicians, their relatives, and activists. The frequency and timings of these raids and arrests have raised suspicions of whether the PMLA and its agency, the Enforcement […]
First Information Report
Context: An First Information Report (FIR) is a very important document as it sets the process of criminal justice in motion. It is only after the FIR is registered in the police station that the police take up investigation of the case. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies Dimensions […]
SC lifts Stay on Haryana Quota for Private Jobs
Context: The Supreme Court set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying a controversial State law which provides 75% reservation for local youth in private sector jobs paying less than ₹30,000 a month. Relevance: GS II- Governance Dimensions of the article: What was the reservation law? Who challenged the state government’s law and […]
New India Literacy Programme
Context: Government approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme” for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22. The National Education Policy 2020 has recommendations for Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. Relevance: GS II- Education, GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions […]
Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy
Context: Ministry of Power notified Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy. Relevance: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions, GS III- Environment Dimensions of the Article: About the Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy Benefits under policy About the Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy: Hydrogen and Ammonia are envisaged to be the future fuels to replace fossil fuels. […]
SC: Tribunal Appointments Being Taken Lightly
Context: The Supreme Court said its judicial intervention saw the government make abrupt efforts to fill vacancies in tribunals some time back and nothing after that. Earlier, The Supreme Court accused the Centre of “cherry-picking” names for appointments to tribunals groaning under backlog and left almost defunct by long-pending vacancies. Relevance: GS-II: Governance (Government Policies […]
India Lacks Solar Waste Handling Policy
Context: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimated that the global photovoltaic waste will touch 78 million tonnes by 2050, with India expected to be one of the top five generators of such waste. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology, GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the article: Details Solar waste management by […]
The Paradox of Data Based Governance
The Paradox of Data Based Governance Context Data-based Governance’s Challenges and Opportunities Governance based on data Data is now regarded as the new currency driving governance. Data is at the heart of everything, from hunger and other indexes to the caste census. How it is gathered, evaluated, and evolved into an index is hotly discussed […]